A Dream of Jinling Chapter 282 Cattle Knife (16)

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The sky was getting darker and darker, and the reports were sent to the military staff one by one. After reading Wen Jiàn, the acting chief of staff, Qi Rui, made more and more small movements, pinching his chin, rubbing his nose, and squeezing Qingming's acupoint.

As his mood became more and more anxious, Qi Rui finally stood up and walked out of the command post. In another hour or two, the sun will be setting over the horizon. The sky above the city of São Paulo was polluted by not too much battlefield smoke, and the whole thing was quite visible.

The army commander was silent, and the chief of staff did not speak, and the headquarters could only continue to carry out the implementation according to the original plan. Deputy Chief of Staff Zhu Jiyun couldn't quite understand what the acting chief of staff Qi Rui was unhappy about, so he took a moment to find political commissar Hu Dakui. Hu Dakui's love was obviously much better than when the war first started, and after seeing Zhu Jiyun coming, he even showed a smile.

"Xiao Zhu, can the battle of attacking the railway station be completed today?" Hu Dakui asked about the progress of the battle.

"Commissar, the General Staff doesn't want to fight at night too much." Zhu Jiyun was the former deputy chief of staff of the 23rd Army, and he was an old acquaintance with Hu Dakui, the political commissar of the army, so he naturally didn't care much when he talked.

"It's better to be cautious. The Americans are probably more afraid of this black light than we are. Hu Dakui had no objection to the prudent use of troops.

Seeing the political commissar like this, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhu Jiyun was a little unhappy in his heart. He is forty years old this year, and he has the opportunity to become the chief of staff of the army. In fact, before the war, Zhu Jiyun was told that he was going to be promoted to colonel. As a result, a kid in his twenties jumped all the way from captain to colonel in a few years after he arrived in North America. He also became the acting chief of staff.

Zhu Jiyun is not a fool, the acting chief of staff is a colonel, and the deputy chief of staff is a colonel, which makes no sense at all. Zhu Jiyun knew very well that he failed to be promoted to colonel, because of Qi Rui's blessing. For this young acting chief of staff, Zhu Jiyun was naturally unconvinced, and even more disliked.

Of course, an old acquaintance from the personnel department of the North American Theater also talked to Zhu Jiyun. If this battle can be completed, both Qi Rui and Zhu Jiyun will be promoted to colonel. Most of the units of the North American Military District will probably be converted to motorized infantry in the next year or two. As soon as the construction of the new unit begins, Zhu Jiyun will immediately become the chief of staff of the new unit. It can be said that the future is promising. Even so, Zhu Jiyun still didn't accept Qi Rui.

But it's good to know this in your heart, and it would be stupid to say it directly. All promotions are based on the merit of victory, and if he loses this battle, Qi Rui will inevitably fall into the abyss. As the deputy chief of staff, Zhu Jiyun's responsibility will be smaller. Power and duty are directly proportional, this is the rule in the Liberation Army. Zhu Jiyun has no intention of complaining about this system.

Hu Dakui didn't consider Zhu Jiyun's mood, he had his own ideas. Seeing that Zhu Jiyun was silent, Hu Dakui asked: "Xiao Zhu, I don't think the battle plan has the intention of letting the Yankees spend the night easily. There will be no shortage of battles. ”

"The train station won't make it easy for the Yankees. Our plan is to destroy some of the railroad tracks, and there are some harassment operations. The Yankees don't have to think about having a good night. If they don't have a good night, we can have a lot easier. "The troops seized the fortifications built by the Americans to defend the railway station, and this fortification was naturally fully utilized by the Liberation Army. As long as the fortifications are not demolished, the Americans will not be able to hit those heavy barricades even if they hit them with trains. The Liberation Army also has a strong departure base, which is very convenient to harass.

While Zhu Jiyun and the political commissar were talking, the army commander Zheng Minglun walked out and stood next to Qi Rui. Handing Qi Ruigen a cigarette, Zheng Minglun asked, "Qi Rui, I think you seem to be very nervous." What went wrong? ”

Qi Rui took the cigarette but didn't light it, he sighed slightly, "Commander, the information that has been obtained has summarized the current situation of St. Paul's City, and there is a relatively obvious gap between this situation and the situation outlined by the pre-war intelligence. I felt a little panicked when I came, and I really wanted to use this information to adjust to the battle. The heart suffers from gains and losses. ”

Zheng Minglun did not comment on this, hoping to get greater results at a smaller price It is normal for military commanders, if Qi Rui is really "free from vulgarity", Zheng Minglun will only feel that Qi Rui himself is abnormal. So Zheng Minglun asked, "Based on the current intelligence, what conclusion have you come to?" ”

"Judging from the current intelligence, the US federal army is scum." Qi Rui said categorically.

"Huh." Zheng Minglun only laughed dryly at this very impactful statement, because Zheng Minglun actually had the same opinion. After laughing dryly, Zheng Minglun asked, "Why do you think so?" ”

"Among the captives were quite a few U.S. federal military personnel, and the gang talked about their logistical supplies. The regular army, which used potatoes as one of its main rations, had little combat effectiveness. Qi Rui's train of thought looked a little weird.

Putting away his smile, Zheng Minglun said with a straight face: "Potatoes are easy to preserve, and there is nothing strange about it." When I first joined the army, the food was not good. ”

"Commander, I don't think the food is good and has nothing to do with combat effectiveness." Qi Rui has always looked gloomy, listening to Zheng Minglun who doesn't quite support his opinion, there is a lot of vitality in his voice. "What was the state of China's food supply when the Liberation Army was first established? I heard from my parents that at that time, those who could eat white rice were also very wealthy in Guangdong and Jiangnan. Our troops are allowed to eat miscellaneous grains just because it helps them with nutrition and health. Whole grains, balanced nutrition. Since the army has shouldered heavy responsibilities, although the salary is not high, the social status is high, and the food treatment is much, much higher than that of ordinary people. Our troops also conduct various night combat training, requiring everyone to continue fighting by digging wild vegetables, not to abuse everyone, but to adapt to the war. ”

Zheng Minglun's expression was calm, and he listened to Qi Rui's views while smoking in a slow tone. When Qi Rui analyzed the treatment of the Liberation Army at the beginning, he asked: "What does the US Army represent by eating potatoes?" ”

"Representing the U.S. Army is not respected. Their social status is low. Qi Rui replied neatly, "In the United States, their main force is the National Guard, which is the militia. And not the federal army under the federal government. In the federal army, the only thing that is valued is probably the navy, which the federal government has invested a lot of, and their land force status is actually not high. It's not that I haven't read the information when I was back, but I can't get rid of the mentality of equating the regular army with the recovered army. So the judgment of them is relatively inaccurate. ”

"And what are you going to do?" Zheng Minglun still did not express his opinion.

"If I'm not mistaken, the U.S. federal forces lack the initiative of the Liberation Army, and there is no chance for them to realize the initiative in reality. As long as it does not receive full support from the local authorities, no matter how well equipped this army is, its movement will be greatly restricted. Originally, our plan was to fight the federal army with all its might, but I thought that in the urban battle, we should adjust our thinking, monitor the federal army, and go all out to attack the local system of the United States. We have been fighting in the United States for several months, and the ones who have hurt us the most are actually local forces. Qi Rui said his new idea in one go, but after he finished speaking, his brows couldn't help frowning.

Zheng Minglun looked at Qi Rui's expression, and could fully understand this young man's embarrassment in his heart. Seeing things different from what you imagined, self-denial often takes quite a long time. Not to mention that it is a big deal to re-understand the U.S. Army, which is still a huge armed force with millions of people, even if it really doesn't have a high status. In terms of equipment alone, the equipment of this army is not much worse than that of China.

"Once the battle plan is decided, it can't be changed randomly, and there must be a few temptations first. If the U.S. Army doesn't have the initiative, how do you think it should launch some more impactful attacks against this weakness of the U.S. Army? Zheng Minglun put forward his own opinion.

Qi Rui didn't expect to get Zheng Minglun's support, and he felt relaxed in his heart. "Commander, we might as well target a few points that have little impact on the actual battle, but are of great symbolic significance. For example, the state legislature in Minnesota, the government offices in Minnesota, and the city council and city offices in St. Paul. On the map, these places are in the city center, but they are not tactically important. If there had not been a good cooperative relationship between the U.S. Federal Army and the U.S. militia, these places would not have been heavily guarded. If we take it down, there will be a rift between the U.S. Federal Army and local governments. As soon as they rip off, we can use their ripping to break them one by one. ”

Zheng Minglun couldn't help frowning when he heard this. In fact, he didn't have any concept of this, and the system of the Republic of China was almost a trinity of party, government, and army. Although there is no mutual subordination between the army and the government, when the time comes, both sides must work closely together under the leadership of the Restoration Party. In the event of an invasion by a foreign enemy, there will be a situation in which cooperation between them will not be smooth, but there will be absolutely no problem based on antagonism. Zheng Minglun is very familiar with how to cooperate with local governments, and Qi Rui's foundation is really a bit difficult for Zheng Minglun to understand.

But since he decided to support Qi Rui, Zheng Minglun didn't ask too much about it. He simply asked, "How many troops do you think need to be mobilized?" Do you have a battle plan? ”

"Judging by the map, there are probably two or three battalions. There is no battle plan so far, and the troops can only give full play to their combat effectiveness. Qi Rui also replied very refreshingly, no plan is no plan, he really made up a plan, then it is not a matter of ability but a minimum of morality.

"Okay, go back and see what's going on. That's what we did. Zheng Minglun threw down his cigarette butt and took the lead to walk into the headquarters.

So the political commissar, the army commander, the acting chief of staff, and the deputy chief of staff returned to the headquarters one after another. Zheng Minglun immediately put forward a new combat order. I heard that such a representative place was to be captured, and the political commissar also agreed. Deputy Chief of Staff Zhu Jiyun could not find any objections. Soon, the troops to which Company Commander Shi Qian and Company Commander Wei Jianjun belonged received an order from their superiors to "launch an attack in the evening" because of their excellent performance during the day. ”

Shi Qian's company began to rest at noon, and Wei Jianjun's troops were not too tired all day. Upon receiving the order, both captains immediately prepared for battle. Waiting for the start of the offensive. For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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